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Animators urged to do more for Chinese box office

[2016-04-28 08:32]

While Chinese cinemas are achieving record sales, very few of the top scorers are animation titles.

Biggest fight in Marvel history

[2016-04-28 08:32]

Marvel's superhero alliance - one of the most powerful warrior communities in the comic world - is in tatters.

Theater, circus, dance in 1 show

[2016-04-27 08:08]

Cirkopolis, a show from Canada, will tour China from June to September. It has been performed hundreds of times in nearly two dozen countries earlier. Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai.

Art beat

[2016-04-27 08:08]

Beijing

Touring concerts mix old Chinese art forms with Western music

[2016-04-27 08:08]

A decade ago, when songwriter and producer Lu Zhongqiang began to operate his company, 13 Months, from a Beijing attic, his vision was to promote original music in China.

Escaping from a scroll

[2016-04-27 08:08]

People can get lost in incredible art. Erik Nilsson experiences this - literally - when he can't find his way out of a building's entire floor that houses the world's longest Tibetan thangka on every wall.

Chasing frontiers

[2016-04-27 08:08]

Hugo winner Liu Cixin predicts the market for sci-fi books in China will grow in time. Mei Jia reports.

New folio brings Shakespeare closer to Chinese

[2016-04-27 08:08]

A new Chinese collection of William Shakespeare's works is bringing one of the world's greatest playwrights closer to people in China, says Gu Zhengkun, chief editor of William Shakespeare: Complete Works, which was published recently by Beijing-based Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

Blend of philosophy and brain science

[2016-04-27 08:08]

It's a pleasure to read Siddhartha's Brain, which comes from a science journalist with long experience of explaining ideas to readers of The Guardian and other publications. James Kingsland even includes guided meditation exercises throughout a book that explores mindfulness and its benefits.

Road to fusion

[2016-04-26 08:08]

Since its launch a decade ago, Art Beijing has strived to be both a dynamic platform for fine art and a holiday destination where families can have fun. Lin Qi reports.

Using an old medium to create new effects

[2016-04-26 08:08]

When accessing ink artist Zheng Chongbin's website, you see an animated front page on which ink is poured over a sheet of white paper, achieving the three-dimensional effect of Chinese ink-and-wash painting.

Italy's movable feast

[2016-04-26 08:08]

A Milan chef takes Beijing diners on a virtual tour of his country, one bite at a time. Mike Peters steps in for a taste of Venice.

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